Hip Fracture Surgery Within 48 Hours
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
This indicator calculates the proportion of hip fractures surgically treated within 48 hours of a patient's initial admission to an acute care hospital, among patients age 18 and older.
Numerator
A subset of the denominator and represents the number of hip fracture episodes that were surgically treated within 48 hours of initial admission to an acute care hospital.
Denominator
The number of hip fracture episodes among patients age 18 and older that were surgically treated in an acute care hospital.
Exclusions
• Records with an invalid health card number • Records with an invalid code for province issuing health card number • Cadaveric donor or stillbirth records • Records with an invalid admission date or time • Records with an invalid discharge date or time • Records with an invalid procedure date or time • Records with a discharge status of dead on arrival • Medical assistance in dying (MAID)
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
See detailed specifications for risk adjustment: www.cihi.ca/sites/default/files/document/cost-standard-hospital-stay-methodology-notes-en.pdf
Stratifications
By age group, recorded sex or gender, neighbourhood income quintile, urban versus rural/remote, ambulatory care type and reporting level: National, Province/Territory, Region.
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS)
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Online tool: Your Health System